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petit larceny

noun

Etymology

See petit.

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of petty larceny.

    • The little petit-larceny punk from Damen and Division and the dealer still got along like a couple playful pups.
    • After the two perform their service, the charge of petit larceny can be dismissed, said Paul Shechtman, counsel to District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau of Manhattan.
    • The Police Department could not confirm the public advocate’s analysis because before 2010, swipers were charged with petit larceny, not unlawful sale of transportation services, said Phillip Walzak, a spokesman for the Police Department.

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No curated loop yet for petit larceny. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA